Assembly Resolution 8
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Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 14, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Adopted, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c). See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . All 18 are Democrats.
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Authors (18)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this proposal. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 39 to 56 · Apr 14, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Assembly Organization and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 56”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the proposal died with it.
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Feb 16, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Apr 14, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Assembly Organization.
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Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steinbrink, Radcliffe, Barca, Roys, Richards, Mason, Sinicki, Jorgensen, Turner, Hintz, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Pasch, Grigsby, Seidel, Bewley, Molepske Jr and Berceau
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Read and referred to committee on Assembly Organization
- Apr 14, 2011 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Assembly Organization and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 56
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Assembly Organization and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote